The game last night, the first opener this season for A.J Burnett, was amazing! Edge of your seat excitement as the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox went into the 12th inning to settle this first in a three game series.

In the bottom of the 12th, Lyle Overbay hit a double that allowed Troy Glaus to sprint all the way from 1st to cross the plate ending the game 7-6. The Jays played an impressive game last night, though the pitching roster took a hit as Burnett had to leave with joint pain, sadly the same injury that he was suffering prior to this game. By the 4th inning he had pitched over 60 throws. Something the Red Sox didn’t have to deal with until the 6th inning.

If the Jays can win both remaining games against Boston (including the one they are leading 4-0 in the 1st, as I write this) then we should move into 2nd place in our division behind Baltimore as Boston would move down from 1st into 3rd.

Personally, I was happy that the final run to win was not a home run. There are so many home runs in current games it almost leaves strategy and speed to the wind.

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